Nine rounds in, and four teams have established themselves as head and shoulders above the chasing pack. Collingwood sit on top with only one loss; nipping at their heels are Melbourne and Brisbane, while Port Adelaide have surged into flag contention with a sixth win in a row. All dealt with lesser opposition in clinical … [Read more…]
Round 9 is in the books with some big results occurring across the weekend. With headlines on and off the field, these were the main talking points from another round of footy! See the talking points below. Sydney’s drop off after Grand Final thrashing is real It’s official, the Swans have succumbed to the dreaded … [Read more…]
St Kilda forward Tim Membrey is facing at least a week out of action after suffering a head knock in Sunday’s clash with the Crows. Membrey was moving back with the flight of the ball in a marking contest before falling to the ground, with the back of the 28-year-old’s head slamming into the Adelaide … [Read more…]
Tara Murray Kyneton hasn’t had much success at Gardiner Reserve in recent history, but that meant little on Saturday as the Tigers snuck home against Gisborne. One of the local rivalries in the Bendigo Football League, the Bulldogs have had the wood against the Tigers for much of the last 20 years. On Saturday, the … [Read more…]
May 26 – now known as Sorry Day. A day that has taken on special significance. A day to reflect, to commemorate. A day to learn more – to listen, to hear with the heart. It is the day – 26 years ago – that the Bringing Them Home Report was tabled in Federal Parliament. … [Read more…]
He wants a loans manager and business development manager to be located in the town. Embling said bank closures hurt local businesses. “We want people to keep banking here. If they go to a bigger town they’ll probably shop there too,” he said. “It’s hard to keep a little country town viable.” A Bendigo Bank … [Read more…]
My brother was an inveterate shooter. It was how he and his mates filled their time on the weekend. They took the jalopy into the bush and shot anything which flew, or walked, across their path. I REMEMBER vividly he owned a double-barrelled shotgun which kicked like a mule and left him with a … [Read more…]
SEN Sunday May 14 Best Bets Ballarat Race 3 – 2. Hezabusybee ($1.55) Was well-supported at debut, 3rd of 13 at Seymour Mdn-Sw on April 27 over 1000m, on a slow track; 1.75 len behind Cute As carrying 59.5kg at $2. Encouraging signs on debut and another big run is likely. Ballarat Race 5 – … [Read more…]
Former $1.7 million yearling Strategy has had a name change and a rather pointed one at that. The now five-year-old gelding will do his future racing as Onepointsevengone after being sold via Inglis Digital recently for a modest $4,750. Heading up the new ownership group is Steve Cunningham who along with a group of mates … [Read more…]
A massive Mother’s Day meeting with fields of considerable depth and I will stick with leading trainers and riders. On the big track with little rain forecast and the rail out four metres all horses should get their chance to run to form. BEST BET: HYDE PARK (Race 6 No 3) NEXT BEST: RIDEAU (Race … [Read more…]